That's the case the Supreme Court hasn't yet ruled on which will decide whether employees can be required to pay union dues.
Common sense says that employees should be able to decide for themselves, but laws are in place in some states which require payment whether the employee wants to or not. But it could be close. See The Janus case could mean the restoration of government workers’ constitutional right to free speech in which Mailee Smith says this:
Based on past cases and oral arguments in Janus, court watchers expect the justices to line up 4-4 – with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito supporting plaintiff Mark Janus and worker freedom, and Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan supporting defendant AFSCME and forced union fees.
Justice Neil Gorsuch will likely be the deciding fifth vote – but he remained silent during oral argument, giving no indication where he may land.
A money source that Democrats have relied on for years may be in jeopardy. They are probably very nervous about the outcome of this case.
Some of us in the libertarian/conservative camp were ambivalent about Donald Trump before the election. Yet one thing we genuinely hoped for was a return of originalism to the federal courts. Neil Gorsuch was a big win, and hopefully, he'll come through on this case.
Related: Janus vs. AFSCME looms large for liberal spending groups; and
A pending decision in the Janus v. AFSCME case could wreak havoc on the Democrats’ fundraising future.
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